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The highest praise for a major league player defensively is no doubt capturing a Gold Glove Award.<\/p>\n
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On Wednesday, Rawlings Baseball announced the finalists at each position<\/a> in each respective league and the Kansas City Royals were certainly well represented.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After a pair of Royals in Bobby Witt Jr. and Seth Lugo came away with honors last season, three Royals defenders were named finalists this time around in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Witt is joined this season by the all-around breakout third baseman Maikel Garcia and the dazzling glove of center fielder Kyle Isbel.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Outstanding in their field. \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n Congratulations to our three Gold Glove finalists! pic.twitter.com\/BRVSXVRxjD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kansas City Royals (@Royals) October 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>\n While Royals fans certainly have a reason to celebrate today, the news of this trio’s defensive prowess being rewarded in finalist nods will surely not come as a surprise.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n All three of these names make a immensely strong case to be named the best of the best in the American League.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After taking home 2024 honors with 2 DRS and 15 OAA, Witt only went and improved upon his numbers, in some cases vastly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He upped his DRS total to 3 and led all major league shortstops in OAA<\/a> at 24, the next closest being Masyn Winn of the St. Louis Cardinals at 21. Not only did he reign supreme amongst shortstops in this category, he led all major league defenders regardless of position<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bobby Witt Jr. makes an UNREAL PLAY \ud83e\udd2f pic.twitter.com\/8JuVtiXy0A<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB (@MLB) September 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>\n Then there’s Garcia, who like Witt was cream of the crop at his position and seems like a surefire bet to take home his first career Gold Glove<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Garcia led all American League third baseman in both<\/a> DRS at 13 and OAA at 18 and only trailed Cincinnati’s Ke’Bryan Hayes across the entire major league scene. To add another jewel to his fielding crown, he and Hayes were the only two third baseman to post double-digit OAA marks this year and he was just one of four with 10+ DRS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lastly, there’s Isbel who doesn’t necessarily have as clear a path to the AL center field Gold Glove as Witt and Garcia seem to have at their positions, but he makes a compelling and worthy case nonetheless.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Boston’s Ceddanne Rafaela could prove as a hard name to beat, but there’s no doubt that Isbel poses as his most fierce competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
Royals trio being named Gold Glove finalists in 2025 is hardly a surprise<\/h2>\n
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